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The Mato Grosso Soybean and Corn Producers Association (Aprosoja MT) highlights as an important step forward the approval, by the Mato Grosso State Legislative Assembly (ALMT), of Bill No. 1099/2025, which freezes the Fiscal Standard Unit (UPF), an index that makes up the calculation of the State Transportation and Housing Fund (Fethab), throughout the 2025 fiscal year, using as a reference the value in effect in January 2025.
The proposal was approved under the terms of the Integral Substitute 01, representing a significant achievement for the State's rural producers, the result of the joint effort of entities such as the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of Mato Grosso (Famato), the Association of Breeders of Mato Grosso (Acrimat) and the Agro MT Forum, in conjunction with the State Government and the State Parliament.
Since 2023, Aprosoja MT has been warning of the losses resulting from the automatic linking of Fethab to inflation rates, which do not reflect the true income-generating capacity of rural areas. In a scenario marked by high production costs, high interest rates, and a sharp downturn in the agricultural market, Governor Mauro Mendes' sensitivity in submitting the bill, combined with the commitment of ALMT members, led by President Deputy Max Russi, who worked to expand the law's positive effects, were decisive in achieving this outcome.
The entity appreciates the efforts of the Executive and Legislative Branches, recognizing that the freezing of the UPF is a necessary measure to avoid further losses to the profitability of small and medium-sized producers, who, because they do not export directly, are the most punished by the organic growth of the tax burden.
For Lucas Costa Beber, president of Aprosoja MT, the project represents an important step forward. "This freeze on the UPF is a significant relief, albeit momentary; the challenge remains for the coming years. We need to resume the debate in a technical and responsible manner to definitively decouple the contribution from any inflationary index. The Fethab needs to reflect the reality on the ground, not penalize rural producers for the country's fiscal mismanagement. We will continue working to ensure that this progress is just the beginning of a permanent solution," he stated.
In addition to freezing the UPF in 2025, the approved text also establishes a new system for subsequent fiscal years: from January to June of each year, the UPF from January of the previous year will apply; from July to December, the UPF from July of the previous year will apply. This measure prevents sudden inflationary fluctuations from directly impacting contributions and paves the way for the development of a new model that takes into account the value actually earned from the sale of production—an approach that Aprosoja MT considers fairer, more consistent with the reality of the field, and sustainable in the long term.
